Citizens of South Korea can reach 203
of 248 destinations without applying for a consular visa in advance — 160 visa-free, 27 visa on arrival and 16 eTA. Ranked #2 for passport strength worldwide.
160Visa-free
27Visa on arrival
16eTA
30e-Visa
14Visa required
South Korea passport: where it stands
This passport is stronger than 98% of the 198 passports in the Passport Index. Within Asia it ranks 2 of 51; the strongest in the region is Singapore, with 209 destinations. Across 6 major destinations: the Schengen Area and Japan allow visa-free entry; the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia require an eTA. Beyond those 203 destinations, 30 issue an e-Visa online and 14 require a consular visa; e-Visas do not count towards passport strength.
Visa-free (160)
AlbaniaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBermudaBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaCayman IslandsChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGeorgiaGermanyGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIrelandIsle of ManItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyKazakhstanKiribatiKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMalaysiaMaltaMartiniqueMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNicaraguaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSenegalSerbiaSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSpainSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanThailandTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaZambiaÅland Islands
AustraliaCanadaGuamIsraelKenyaMozambiqueNew ZealandNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoSeychellesSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSri LankaSurinameUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Virgin Islands
e-Visa — applied for online in advance (30)
BeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonChadCubaCôte d’IvoireDR CongoDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaGabonGhanaGuineaIranIraqLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaNigeriaPakistanPapua New GuineaSao Tome and PrincipeSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTogoUganda
Visa required (14)
AfghanistanAlgeriaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryCentral African RepublicCongoEritreaGambiaMaliNauruNigerNorth KoreaTokelauTurkmenistanYemen
What the index measures
248 destinations, countries and territories
Strength = visa-free + visa on arrival + eTA; e-Visa is not taken into account.
Passports with the same score share a rank
Data sources
Government portals of each destination.
Immigration authorities, foreign ministries, and official e-Visa and eTA portals.
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